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Last Updated: March 13, 2024, 12:59 IST
Kevin Williamson is the creator and author behind the Scream franchise. (Photo Credits: Instagram)
The first 4 movies centred round Neve Campbell aka Sidney Prescott’s battles with numerous murderers assuming the id of Ghostface.
Scream franchise icon Neve Campbell, identified for her portrayal of Sidney Prescott, took a break from the Scream sequence as a result of a wage disagreement through the manufacturing of Scream 6. However, she has now confirmed her comeback for the upcoming seventh instalment. In an Instagram put up shared on Tuesday, Campbell expressed her pleasure, stating, “Sidney Prescott is coming back!!!! It’s always been such a blast and an honour to get to play Sidney in the ‘Scream’ movies. My appreciation for these films and for what they have meant to me has never waned.”
“I’m very happy and proud to say I’ve been asked, in the most respectful way, to bring Sidney back to the screen and I couldn’t be more thrilled,” she provides.
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Kevin Williamson, the creator and author behind the Scream franchise, is moving into the director’s chair for Scream 7. Williamson, who beforehand penned the scripts for the primary, second, and fourth instalments, expressed his gratitude and anticipation for the undertaking on Instagram. He wrote, “I can’t wait to take this journey with Neve and the entire Scream family as we bring back Sidney Prescott in the next chapter of the Scream franchise. Thank you to all the ‘Scream’ fans. You are the gift that keeps giving.”
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Guy Busick, co-writer of the fifth and sixth movies, might be taking up the screenwriting duties for Scream 7, with James Vanderbilt persevering with in his position as producer alongside William Sherak, Paul Neinstein, and the directing collective Radio Silence, who served as govt producers for the earlier two motion pictures.
Campbell’s determination to return follows the departure of Melissa Barrera and Jenna Ortega from the franchise. Barrera was dismissed from Scream 7 final yr as a result of controversial social media posts, whereas Ortega’s scheduling conflicts with Netflix’s Wednesday sequence led to her exit, as reported by Variety.
The Scream franchise, to this point, contains six motion pictures, a TV sequence, merchandise, and video games. Initially, the primary 4 movies, centred round Sidney Prescott’s battles with numerous murderers assuming the id of Ghostface, the storyline delves into themes of revenge and jealousy. Subsequent movies pivot to Samantha Carpenter and her sister, Tara, as they turn out to be targets as a result of their ties to the unique killers. Released on December 20, 1996, the primary instalment, Scream, achieved record-breaking success because the highest-grossing slasher movie globally on the time.